Category Archives: Directors

M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘The Visit’ Acquired by Universal

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Kara Grimoire

Director M. Night Shyamalan has partnered with Jason Blum of Bloomhouse Productions in order to produce a self-financed, low budget project he had been keeping under wraps. The film, called The Visit, is intended as a return to his earlier … Continue reading →

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‘Y: The Last Man’ Finds a Director at Last

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Stephanie Coats

It has been a long road for the film adaptation of the critically acclaimed comic series Y: The Last Man, but it finally looks like things are starting to progress. Dan Trachtenberg has been announced as the director of New … Continue reading →

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Matthew Vaughn Has Left The Directors Chair Of ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’, What Does That Mean For Marvel’s Merry Mutants?

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Matthew Vaughn is a frustratingly great director. He is great in regards to his four feature films all being excellent, and he is frustrating because the man seems to take great pleasure in agreeing to do awesome projects and slipping … Continue reading →

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Monday Picks: ‘Dawn of the Dead’ (1978)

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

George Romero’s second chapter in his Living Dead series, Dawn of the Dead (1978), picks up after the events of Night of the Living Dead (1968). Dawn of the Dead is a fantastic, gory and at times satirical look at … Continue reading →

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Monday Picks: ‘An American Werewolf in London’

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

In celebration of October and all things associated with Halloween, horror, and the macabre, this week’s pick is the John Landis comedy/horror classic An American Werewolf in London (1981). The film stars David Naughton, Griffin Dunne, and Jenny Agutter. After … Continue reading →

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Fox Taps Matt Reeves To Take On The Next Apes Flick

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

2011 smashed one long-held cinematic rule, that on almost every occasion prequels suck. There were two very high-profile, very low expectation prequels that summer, and both ended up being franchise salvaging hits. Sequels to those prequels have already been green … Continue reading →

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Monday Picks: ‘The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension’

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s Monday Pick is the 1984 multi genre classic The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension. Director/screenwriter W.D. Richter (Dracula (1979), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), Big Trouble in Little China) created one of the weirdest … Continue reading →

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Ryan Gosling’s Directorial Debut Not What You Might Expect

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

There are few actors as ‘hot’ as Ryan Gosling right now, the man has the work load of Ryan Reynolds with the industry cred Micheal Fassbender. Now he is looking to capitalize on that sizzle by making his directorial debut with How … Continue reading →

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